Tools & Weapons

Trident Patrol — Automation Rules

Set up automated rules that clean your inbox on a schedule. Daily or weekly patrols run without your involvement.

What Is Trident Patrol?

Trident Patrol lets you create automated rules that process your email on a recurring schedule. Set the conditions, choose the action, pick the frequency, and Patrol handles the rest.

Creating a Patrol Rule

  • Navigate to Trident Patrol from the sidebar
  • Click "Create New Rule"
  • Define the conditions:
    • - Sender: Match specific email addresses or domains - Subject: Match keywords in the subject line - Category: Match AI-assigned categories - Age: Match emails older than X days - Read Status: Match read or unread emails
  • Choose the action: Archive, Trash, Mark as Read, or Label
  • Set the schedule: Daily or Weekly
  • Name your rule and activate it

    • Example Rules

    Newsletter Cleanup: Archive all emails in the "Intel Briefs" category that are older than 7 days and marked as read. Run daily.

    Promotion Purge: Trash all emails in the "Incoming Fire" category older than 3 days. Run daily.

    Social Digest: Mark all emails in the "Comms" category as read. Run daily.

    Monthly Archive: Archive all inbox emails older than 90 days. Run weekly.

    Client Follow-Up: Label all emails in "Awaiting Orders" older than 48 hours as "Needs Follow-Up." Run daily.

    Managing Rules

    • Pause/Resume: Temporarily disable a rule without deleting it
    • Edit: Modify conditions, actions, or schedule at any time
    • Delete: Permanently remove a rule
    • View Logs: See how many emails each rule has processed

    Patrol vs. Strike

    Patrol is for recurring, automated maintenance. Strike is for one-time, manual operations. Most users set up 3-5 Patrol rules for ongoing hygiene and use Strike for periodic deep cleans.

    Tips

    • Start with conservative rules (e.g., archive read newsletters older than 14 days) and tighten over time
    • Review Patrol logs weekly to ensure rules are working as expected
    • Don't create rules that conflict with each other
    • Use the "dry run" preview to see which emails a rule would affect before activating it

    Related Documentation

    Mission Control

    The split-pane command center where you view your inbox and use all cleanup tools side by side.

    Trident Strike — Bulk Cleanup

    Select and act on hundreds of emails at once. Archive, trash, label, or mark as read in seconds.

    Trident Sort — AI Categorization

    AI automatically classifies your emails into smart categories like Mission Critical, Intel Briefs, and Incoming Fire.

    Ready to Try It?

    Now that you know how it works, put it into action. Start managing your inbox like a pro.